Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 51
IWC REF. 3201 SAINT EXUPERY LIMITED EDITION PINK GOLD International Watch Co. "Fliegeruhr (Pilot Watch) Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry," No. 154/500, case No. 3266191, Ref. 3201. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2007. Very fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with power reserve, date and an 18K pink gold IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, a copy of "Night Flight" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and instruction manual.
USD 9,000 - 12,000
HKD 70,000 - 93,000 / CHF 8,700 - 11,600
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screw-down case back with engraved map and crown, domed sapphire crystal. Bronze with Antoine de Saint Exupery signature, luminous pink gold-rimmed Arabic numerals and baton indexes, aperture for the date at 3, power reserve indication at 7, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous pink gold lozenge hands. Cal. 30140, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism.
